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| Gross Tonnage: | 5,687 | Net: | 3,450 |
| Dimensions: | 424' 2" x 56' 2" x 26' 5" | MC Type: | |
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| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding Co.
Kearny, NJ | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 36
1920
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| Engines: | 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft | Engine Builder: | W. & A. Fletcher Co.
Hoboken, NJ |
| Navigation: | GyC | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1920 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1942 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1920 | 220380 | Steel Worker | U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | MBDF | New York | US |
1930 | 220380 | Steel Worker | September: Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | MBDF | New York | US |
1933 | 220380 | Steel Worker | Isthmian Lines, Inc.
New York | KDBJ | New York | US |
Events:
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1942 | 6/3 - The ship sailed from Philadelphia, William E. Green Master, to Murmansk and had discharged her 375 tons of ammunition. At 08:00 PM with 7,250 tons Army equipment and food as cargo, the vessel struck a mine while moving at 11 knots from the ammunition dock to her anchorage in Kola Inlet, Murmansk. The explosion occurred under #4 hold, the ship settling on even keel, eventually breaking in two and sinking stern first 45 mins. later. Murmansk authorities, having found several similar mines in the harbor, theorized an enemy airplane had dropped the mine, which had embedded in the mud and worked loose. 8 officers, 28 crewmen and 2 Navy signalmen abandoned the ship in 4 lifeboats. Other vessels anchored nearby rescued the men and took them to Murmansk. |
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